The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Gina Walser & Max Anossow at Cologne 2026: 1:08:08, 22nd of 243 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:57 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:35, was faster than 95% of the field.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:32 faster than the average race this season, by 788 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:43v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:36v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:53v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 5:00v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:44v median −1:22
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:48v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 5:02v median −1:01
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Block 08 8:03Running 8 4:18v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 241
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 241 mixed teams who finished.